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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Romney loyalists' divisions over Trump spill out into the open at Utah summit — PARK CITY, Utah — Mitt Romney warned that a Donald Trump presidency could normalize racism, misogyny and bigotry in the national conscience. Businesswoman Meg Whitman compared the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to Adolf Hitler.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Romney rips 2016 also-rans for losing to Trump — PARK CITY, Utah — Mitt Romney laid into the large and rambunctious group of 2016 Republican candidates here on Saturday, arguing that they deserved a share of blame for the rise of Donald Trump. — During a question-and-answer session …
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Ines de la Cuetara / ABC News:
High-Profile GOP Donor Meg Whitman Indicates She Is Likely to Support Hillary Clinton, Say Sources — Republican donor Meg Whitman, the high-profile Hewlett Packard Enterprise president and CEO, indicated at Mitt Romney's closed-door summit on Friday that she would likely be supporting Hillary Clinton …
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Julie Bykowicz / Associated Press:
Romney loyalists ponder a future with Trump
Romney loyalists ponder a future with Trump
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Ines Dela Cuetara / ABC News:
Mitt Romney Says a Donald Trump Presidency Would Lead to ‘Trickle-down Racism’
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump's ‘Pocahontas’ attack leaves fellow Republicans squirming (again) — It was a bad time for Sen. Cory Gardner to be caught in an elevator with a reporter. Donald Trump had just referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts as “Pocahontas” — again — and the Republican freshman …
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Brett T. / twitchy.com:
You won't find Pow Wow Chow recipes at Pocahontas.com, but you will find this — So, now that Sen. Elizabeth Warren — whose appeared to be on the same page with Bernie Sanders as far as fiscal policy — has endorsed Hillary Clinton, taken on Donald Trump on his home turf of Twitter …
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New York Times:
How Donald Trump Bankrupted His Atlantic City Casinos, but Still Earned Millions — ATLANTIC CITY — The Trump Plaza Casino and Hotel is now closed, its windows clouded over by sea salt. Only a faint outline of the gold letters spelling out T-R-U-M-P remains visible on the exterior of what was once this city's premier casino.
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Trump's Virginia rally draws smaller crowd — 's Friday night rally in Richmond, Va., appeared to draw a much smaller crowd than the presumptive GOP nominee's usual audience based on photos from the scene just before the rally's scheduled 8 p.m. start. — One reporter tweeted …
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Joe Sutton / CNN:
‘Voice’ singer Christina Grimmie dies after shooting at Orlando concert — (CNN)Singer Christina Grimmie, who starred in NBC's “The Voice,” died early Saturday after a gunman shot her following a performance in Florida, authorities said. — A man armed with two guns walked …
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Amanda Hess / New York Times:
For the Alt-Right, the Message Is in the Punctuation — The Anti-Defamation League added a new symbol this week to Hate on Display, its database of prominent white supremacist imagery. It's called the “echo,” and it is used online to call attention to Jewish names in the news.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Donald Trump Wants Sports Stars, Not Politicians, on Convention Stage — RICHMOND, Va. — Donald J. Trump has some ideas for how to jazz up the Republican National Convention, and he previewed one at a rally here on Friday evening: a “winner's evening” of sports celebrities and champions addressing …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Sessions knocks ‘wall’ around Dem convention — 's immigration policies Friday, amid reports that a “wall” will be built around the Democratic convention in Philadelphia. — “It's interesting that the Democratic National Committee will have a wall around their convention to keep unapproved people …
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Austin Bay / The New York Observer:
Breaking: Hillary Clinton Sent Information Marked Classified — Fox News proves that emails marked ‘Confidential’ were among those stored and forwarded by former Secretary of State — Once again Hillary's been caught lying about her criminal mishandling of classified national security information.
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Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:
Politically Correct Schoolgirls Cover Up Their Own Sex Attacks At Hands Of Migrants — Three teenage girls colluded to cover up sex assaults against them because they felt bad for their attackers and didn't want to see them “discriminated against”. — Pupils at the Herder school in Kassel …
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Julia Moore / KDKF-TV:
Witnesses Say Man Lassoed Suspected Thief at Eagle Point Walmart — EAGLE POINT, Ore. — A man on a horse chased down and lassoed a suspected thief at the Eagle Point Walmart, according to witnesses. — Police say that a woman was yelling about her bike being stolen and a nearby man unloaded …
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Nick Morgan / Mail Tribune:
Horseback Hero — Eagle Point rancher lassos alleged bicycle thief
Horseback Hero — Eagle Point rancher lassos alleged bicycle thief
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Daily Mail:
Hundreds of England fans run for their lives as they are attacked by Russian thugs INSIDE Marseille stadium after 1-1 draw - as two fans fight for their life following brutal violence during the day — Mass brawl breaks out in stadium after Russian fans rip down English flags and chase hundreds across terraces
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Michael Hubbard, Alabama House Speaker, Is Convicted on 12 Felony Ethics Charges — Michael G. Hubbard, the speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, whose sharp-elbowed approach to politics propelled the Republican Party to dominance in his state, was convicted Friday on 12 felony ethics charges …
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Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Jury convicts Alabama House speaker on 12 ethics charges
Jury convicts Alabama House speaker on 12 ethics charges
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